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The manifesto says: “The public widely regards the UK’s current devolutionary system as fundamentally unfair, particularly to the English.

“Ukip will put England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on the same footing by instituting an English Parliament.

“It will sit in the chamber vacated by the House of Lords, have its own First Minister and its 375 members will be elected under the Additional Member system of proportional representation, one or more from each traditional county or large city and 125 top-up seats.”

In Cardiff, Ukip Assembly group leader Neil Hamilton launched the party’s Welsh manifesto, admitting that he did not expect to see any MPs elected in Wales.

In his preface to the manifesto, Mr Hamilton states: “Make no mistake: this is a Brexit election. This election is a watershed moment for the UK and for the people of Wales in particular.

“Despite all the tough talk of this Prime Minister, her intentions are clear. She wants to pull the wool over the eyes of the British people, pretending to be a Brexiteer keen to get the best deal for the UK – whilst in reality she is seeking to ensure that as many remainers are elected to the Tory benches as possible, so that a faux-Brexit can be achieved.

“The Prime Minister campaigned for remain and in her heart she wants to remain.”

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Key pledges from the Ukip Wales manifesto include:

The total cost of government – Assembly and local authority combined – should be capped at 2% of Welsh GDP, enshrined in law within a Fiscal Responsibility Act which establishes controls over wider public expenditure and borrowing;

Allow parent governors to request an Estyn inspection of their school;

Protect parent and student choice. Specifically, the party would ensure all parents have the right to send their children to a local school which teaches in the English or Welsh medium;

Install a 200 mile maritime economic zone under UK control;

Ensure mental health services are given parity with physical health services and that this is reflected in staffing and budget allocations;

Create an all-Wales police force. Scrap expensive police and crime commissioners and create a post of national commissioner responsible to the Home Secretary but accountable to the Welsh people through a newly established cross-party policing committee of the National Assembly.

Asked at the manifesto launch in Cardiff Bay’s Norwegian Church whether he expected to win any seats in Wales, Mr Hamilton said: “The first past the post electoral system leaves smaller parties in great difficulty in jumping the hurdle. I’m certainly well aware of the difficulties.

“Our object is to get the biggest possible vote. We proved in the last Parliament that we were able to twist the Government around, even with only having a single MP.”

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He said that even with no MPs, Ukip could exert control over the Conservative Government, which he expected to be re-elected, when backbenchers became disaffected.

Mr Hamilton acknowledged that many voters believed that with the Brexit referendum result Ukip had achieved its objective. But he insisted the party was not a “one trick pony”, as proved by the range of policies in its manifesto.